Deals

Move strengthens IHS ability to provide complete portfolio of solutions targeting global trade industry

After an initial exploration of a sale two years ago, Investcorp has sold SourceMedia, a b2b publisher serving the financial and healthcare markets

First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid

First, 21st Century Fox was in danger of squashing its own share price if it had tried to improve its plainly inadequate $80bn (£47bn) bid

Noida- and Mumbai-based weather forecasting services provider Skymet Weather Services Pvt Ltd has raised approximately $4.5 million (Rs 27.6 crore) in its Series B round of venture financing from dmg::information Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of British media conglomerate Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), with participation from existing investor Omnivore Partners.

dmg information (dmgi), the business to business information division of DMGT, has announced a strategic investment in SiteCompli, the leading provider of compliance monitoring, reporting and alerting technology

Double Encore’s unaudited revenues for the period ended 31 December 2013 were US$8.0 million with gross assets of US$2.6 million as of the same date

After an initial exploration of a sale two years ago, Investcorp has sold SourceMedia, a b2b publisher serving the financial and healthcare markets. Observer Capital is the buyer and it’s the first deal for the private equity firm since it was formed last year by Joseph Meyer, the CEO of Observer Media, which owns New York Observer

21st Century Fox announces plans to launch $6bn share buyback after walking away from massive media deal

Ocean Outdoor’s Chairman Tom Goddard announced the acquisition of Signature Outdoor, the market leader in premium large format outdoor media in Birmingham and the West Midlands

Publicis WW has acquired a stake in Singapore based digital agency Arcade

Publicis WW has acquired a stake in Singapore based digital agency Arcade

The Mission Marketing Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Proof Communication Limited by its technology specialist Agency, April-Six Limited.

The Mission Marketing Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Proof Communication Limited by its technology specialist Agency, April-Six Limited.

According to the Financial Times Australia is planning its most radical shake-up of media ownership laws in two decades in a move that could lead to billions of dollars of mergers and reshape an industry in financial distress. For the full story read The FT

Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Milestone Brandcom, an out-of-home (OOH) specialist agency in the country

Matthew Freud has acquired a £4m (3%) stake in the company that owns a string of PR firms including Citigate, Grayling and Red. For the full story read The Guardian

RTL Group, a large European media company, on Thursday announced it will buy a majority stake in SpotXchange, a supply-side platform (SSP) for programmatic video advertising. RTL is acquiring a 65% majority stake in SpotXchange for $144 million, with the opportunity to acquire the remaining shareholding in the future. The news comes just weeks after […]

UBM, owner and organiser of Cruise Shipping Miami, Marintec China, Sea Japan, and other events serving the Cruise and General Maritime industries worldwide, today announces its acquisition of Seatrade Communications

Engine Group, the owner of PR firms MHP Communications and Mischief and ad agency WCRS, is set to confirm its sale to private equity group Lake Capital later today.